Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Poor start lasts for schoolchildren

A study by researchers at the University of Missouri tracked 474 children from year 1 into years 6 and 7. The researchers found that the children who struggled with their maths and English in year 1 had low self-esteem in year 6 and symptoms of depression in year 7.

You can find out more about this research by clicking on the link in the title of this post.

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